Sentence Completion - Impact of Science
CAT 2008 Slot 1 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Medium · Vocabulary
This is a medium Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 2008 Slot 1 paper. It tests Vocabulary. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
Exhaustion of natural resources, destruction of individual initiative by governments, control over men's minds by central _______ of education and propaganda are some of the major evils which appear to be on the increase as a result of the impact of science upon minds suited by __________ to an earlier kind of world.
- A.
tenets; fixation
- B.
aspects; inhibitions
- C.
institutions; inhibitions
- D.
organs; tradition
- E.
departments; repulsion
D
Explanation
'Organs' refers to agencies of state control, and 'tradition' fits minds suited to an earlier world.
Related Vocabulary questions
- #975Word Usage - Choice of appropriate words 1CATVARCMCQMedium
- #976Word Usage - Choice of appropriate words 2CATVARCMCQMedium
- #977Word Usage - Choice of appropriate words 3CATVARCMCQMedium
- #1189Analogy: Peel : PealCATVARCMCQEasy
- #1190Analogy: Doggerel : PoetCATVARCMCQMedium
- #1226Odd One Out - VocabularyCATVARCMCQEasy
- #1227Odd One Out - VocabularyCATVARCMCQEasy
- #1228Analogies - Limpid : MurkyCATVARCMCQMedium
Practise this under exam conditions
Sign in to solve it with a live timer, the on-screen CAT calculator, and streak and accuracy tracking across every question you attempt.
Solve in the workspace